Jacques Derosena is a 2026 JHRTS(Hollywood Radio & Television Society) Script Competition Feature Drama Winner, Sundance 2026 Development Track Second Round Finalist Consideration Fellow and a Third Round Finalist and Grant Prize Winner as a Film Director for the MIFA–Out From The Mist Mental Health Festival. He is a Haitian–Latin X–American Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, and #1 best‑selling YA fiction author on Amazon with film credits spanning Co‑Executive Producing, Producing, Writing, and Directing.

His work includes contributions to the Academy Award Shortlist–Eligible film Son of the South with Executive Producer Spike Lee; Our Deadly Vows with Independent Spirit Award nominee Chris Chalk; Black Pumpkin with Netflix star comedian Matt Rife; Should’ve Been Romeo with Edward Asner; Meth Head with Lukas Haas; Little Shrink; and more.
A film he helped produce, Strange Destiny, received the ReFrame Stamp distinction by IMDb and Women in Film/TV in 2024 and is distributed on Tubi. He is currently developing and completing multiple film projects for distribution.